Amy Sue Nathan (–2024)
Author of The Glass Wives: A Novel
Works by Amy Sue Nathan
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 20th century
- Date of death
- 2024-02-23
- Gender
- Female
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Places of residence
- Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Education
- Temple University
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Taking place in Philly in the early 60's, a small group of young women meet in etiquette class. One of them has an abusive husband. I found the time of the book and the idea of "etiquette" class both dating and daunting. I can see how much society has changed in the last 60 years with womens' place in society and with womens' rights. But I found it to drag if this is how the society part actually was at that time.
Loved it, thought I reviewed it a few months ago when I read it (I guess I only rated it without comments!) I could relate on so many levels and I think many women will find a little bit of themselves between these pages. Deep emotions sprinkled with laughter - a quick read!
Super fast read. Did a bit of a 180 and then wrapped it up quickly I liked it.
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Statistics
- Works
- 6
- Members
- 443
- Popularity
- #55,291
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 45
- ISBNs
- 27
Ah the 60s where women had to be well-behaved and cater to their husbands. How times have changed. Just reading this book made me cringe sometimes how women were supposed to stay home, and not have a profession and be ready for their husbands to come home from work and have dinner ready, etc. Ruth (the main character) was not like that. Even though she and Asher, her new husband lived with his parents, she graduated law school and was studying for the bar exam though her in-laws didn't know this.
Her mother-in-law wanted her to fit in too with the “high class” women of Philadelphia. Ruth lived in New York before she got married. She sent her to an etiquette class first run by her now her best friend Lillian. She made friends here with three other women who were totally different from her lifestyle of course but she tried to fit in.
I finally connected the dots with the characters with about 100 pages left and it was not what I expected or maybe I did. Lillian and Shirley were hiding secrets of their own from their past but Lililan's was out in the open earlier in the book.
I love a good epilogue and this was one of the best.
Let me close with this and I have to quote the later author's last line in her acknowledgements, which really made me emotional. “If you'd like to supply chocolate as I write my next novel, let me know.” Sorry she never got to write her next novel.
R.I.P. Amy Sue Nathan. You will be missed in my reading world.… (more)